Fanfic Title: A Sailor Moon Reality
Author: Angel
E-mail: as390@torfree.net

Episode 1:  Musical Danger

     Lisa Starr let out a sigh of dismay and frustration.  It was 2:00
p.m, last period music class.  The class of her nightmares, though she
didn't intend for it to be that way.  She clutched her flute tightly
between her hands; watching was Mr. Newman, the music teacher, shook his
head yet again.

     "Lisa, you're playing an A, not an A flat,"  Mr. Newman pointed
out.  "And what's with all that squeaking?"

     "It's not my fault!"  Lisa protested.

     "Then who's fault is it?"  Mr. Newman looked extremely frustrated.
He turned back to the class.  "Okay, everyone, back to the beginning."

     Everyone groaned.

     "Nice going, Lisa,"  Thomas Holt, the tenor sax player, muttered.

     "What's with you?"  Jeff Carter demanded from his place behind the
baritone.

     The shy girl said nothing to her defence.  She just hung her head,
her face as red as a tomato, wishing she'd never signed up for this class.

     Lisa had played the flute for over 5 years now.  However, those
years weren't necessarily productive.  Sure, she knew all the notes and
finger positions, but when it comes to playing with tone and clarity,
well, she was at a loss.  Lisa was planning on dropping the Instrumental
Music course after Grade 9, but her mother, a music fanatic, pushed her
to go on, and now here she is, stuck in 10A music.

     Mr. Newman gestured everyone to raise their instruments and try
again.  Lisa did so, putting the flute to her lips and taking a deep
breath.  The class started to play.  Lisa continued to struggle with the
high, screeching notes and the difficult phrasing of the piece that they
were playing, until, finally, she hit an high G flat with a screech,
which sent Mr. Newman to a halt.

     "Lisa, I want you to take your music to the practice room for now,"
Mr. Newman said with a sigh.  "This isn't going very well, and I want you
to do some work for a change while I work with the rest of the class."

     Lisa quickly checked her watch.  There were only 10 minutes left in
the period.  She quickly packed her flute and slammed the case shut,
her brown eyes smoldering.  "I think it's a better idea if I left the
class instead."  With that, she grabbed her knapsack and ran out of the
classroom, crying.

     Amy-Lynne Noren, Lisa's stand partner, sat up from her seat.  "Lisa,
wait!"

     Shawna Lees, the last flute player in the class and Amy-Lynne's best
friend, put a hand on her shoulder.  "Let her go, Amy-Lynne.  You can't
do anything to stop her."

     Mr. Newman sighed and closed his musical score.  "I guess there's no
point in continuing any further.  I have to inform the office of this
matter, anyway.  Pack up, everyone."

     "Does Lisa always have to be such a crybaby?"  Cory Stanner, a
percussionist, commented to his friend Thomas.

     "I don't know.  One thing's for sure, she's going to get into
trouble,"  Thomas replied, packing up his tenor sax.

     Cory rubbed his hands together.  "That will be the day!"

     Rob Celetti, Cory's percussionist partner, shook his head in
amusement.  Sometimes, the people in this class could be so strange!

     Cory turned to Rob.  "What do you think?"

     Rob was a shy person, and didn't talk very much, so really, he
didn't have much to say.  "Well, it's none of my business, so I'm not
going to rat out on Lisa when she comes back."

     "Well, don't you think she's a crybaby?"  Thomas asked him.

     "She was upset,"  Rob replied.  "I know one of you would be crying
too if you've gone through such a terrible experience."  He turned away
from the two boys and grabbed his knapsack.  "Well, I'll see you later,
okay?"  With that, he sauntered off to meet up with his friends, Don
Hanley and Shawn Schaffer, two trombone players.

     "I don't see why Rob has to say anything to her defence.  She has
none,"  Thomas commented.

     "Well, Rob's been nice to everyone.  That's just him,"  Cory replied.

     "Lisa doesn't deserve it, though.  She cut our class short, and
soon, she'll pay for it,"  Thomas said darkly.

     "Oh, my poor daughter!"  Mrs. Starr exclaimed as she opened the door
for Lisa back at home.  Lisa phoned her, saying that she wanted to walk
home instead of having Mrs. Starr pick her up.  However, she never
expected her daughter to walk in, all upset and with a tearstained face.

     "Mom, I hate music class!  I can't play a damn note, and everyone's
being so mean to me!"  Lisa hugged her mom.  Apparently, the Cantonese
girl was obviously upset.

     "I don't know what to say to help your pain,"  Mrs. Starr commented
with a sigh.  "You're a young, innocent girl, who's not aware that the
real world has to be this cruel."

     "I'm going to quit the class tomorrow,"  Lisa stated firmly, pulling
away from her mother.

     Mrs. Starr backed away, shocked.  "What?  Lisa, what are you saying?"

     "I can't take this anymore.  Maybe music isn't for me.  I'd be
wasting my time if I keep on going on with it,"  Lisa replied.

     "But, Lisa, it's already May!  You can't get into any class now and
expect to catch up!"  Mrs. Starr exclaimed.

     "Then I'll only get 7 credits this year, instead of 8,"  Lisa said
simply.  She kissed her shocked mother on the cheek.  "See ya later,
Mom."  She trooped up the stairs and into her room, closing the door
behind her.

     Lisa sighed and dropped her bag onto the floor.  She'd never been in
such depression in all of her life.  Lofting herself onto her bed, she
grabbed the remote and turned on the big TV in her room.  She smiled.
Lisa was in time for Sailor Moon, one of her favorite shows.  Today's
episode had something to do with Raye and her having to take care of a
talent show.  Lisa admired Raye in a way.  She was her favorite
character, because she was beautiful, strong, and loved to take charge.
Lisa, being a shy, kind, thoughtful, yet meek girl, looked up to Raye
with extreme respect, even though she was just a cartoon character.

     "Sailor Mars...I want to hear your beautiful voice sing from your
heart once more,"  the Moonlight Knight said softly.

     Lisa grimaced and clamped her hands over her ears.  Music, again!
"This is insane!"  Her role model had to be talented in music!  Her
depression, which was hampered at the moment, came back full force,
sending her into a tailspin.  Lisa collapsed on the bed, her head hitting
her pillow.  Lisa heard Raye sing "O Starry Night" before she slipped
into unconsciousness.

     Queen Beryl watched the Earth from her spot in the Negaverse.  She
watched as Lisa fainted upon her bed.  A smile appeared on her face.
'This girl, this depressed girl, is actually one of the Chosen Ones?  I
can't believe it!'

     After escaping from the dark void of time that Queen Serenity sent
her in, Queen Beryl proceeded in finding the 5 Chosen Ones, five girls
that now possess the powers of the Sailor Scouts.

     Queen Beryl never thought that these Earthlings would make a TV show
on history that happened so long ago.  She didn't like the portrayal of
her real voice, and how she was interpreted as a 'twisted snake.'  "Well,
these Earthlings will get a dose of a Negaverse reality,"  she sneered.
"They'll get it hard, when I return to rule over the Solar System once
again!"

     "Yes, my queen, you will be victorious,"  a female voice said from
in front of her.  Queen Beryl raised her head from her crystal ball to
see a pretty blond woman, in a dark-green and black sailor uniform.  Her
long blond hair cascaded down her back in lustrous waves; her blue eyes
were stone cold.

     "Sailor Jade, how nice to see you again,"  Queen Beryl greeted.
Sailor Jade was the sister of one of the Negaverse Generals, Jedite.

     "You ask what of me, my Queen?  I will serve you well,"  Sailor Jade
said with supreme confidence.

     "I want you to go down to Earth and find the 5 Chosen Ones,"  Queen
Beryl ordered.  "The ones that will be the future sailor scouts.  Here is
one for you now."  The crystal ball glowed, and an image appeared in
front of Sailor Jade.  It was Lisa, still fainted, on her bed.

     "Who is this little wuss?"  Sailor Jade asked.

     "Her name is Lisa Starr.  I sense a great energy coming from her,
nearing its fruition.  It points to the planet Jupiter.  Luna and Artemis
would be searching for her now.  There is also another girl whose energy
is near its peak, pointing to Venus, but with Jupiter's energy radiating,
I can't get a good lock on the girl, so she will be no concern to you."

     Sailor Jade clenched her fist.  "Sailor Jupiter.  The sailor wimp
that destroyed almost all of your army and who killed Jedite."

     "I want her killed, dead,"  Queen Beryl stated.  "Before Luna and
Artemis find her.  Also, be careful, and be on the lookout for the girl
of Venus.  You might be lucky, and able to get 2 birds with one stone."

     Sailor Jade bowed.  "I will do my deed, my queen."  With that, she
disappeared.

     Lisa trudged into music class the next day, keeping her head down.
She felt many pairs of eyes staring at her.  Lisa felt ashamed for what
she'd done, but even worse, she couldn't stand to see Mr. Newman's
expression.  Mr. Newman wasn't pleased, at all, with Lisa.

     "Look here, Lisa, I want to tell you something,"  Mr. Newman said
sternly.

     Lisa managed to raise her head and meet Mr. Newman in the eye.
"Well, I've got something even more important to tell you.  I'm going to..."

     Before she could continue her sentence, there was a burst of light
that brought the classroom door down.  Everyone screamed, as many thugs
came rushing in, machine guns and other weapons at the ready.

     "What the hell is going on here?"  Mr. Newman demanded.

     "Shut up!"  one of the thugs shot him full in the chest with a stun
ray.  Mr. Newman toppled onto the ground like a sack of potatoes.  Lisa
screamed, and the thug pointed the gun at her.

     "One more noise, and you'll be next,"  he threatened.  Lisa stood
still, trying to calm her ragged breathing.

     The class screamed as the thugs turned their guns on them.  Lisa
closed her eyes as many of them were shot by bullets, or punched into
walls.  They weren't mortal wounds, but the blood, everywhere, scared her
nearly to death.  Lisa turned to the door, where a sailor scout entered,
all dressed in green and black.  She raised one arm, and many orange orbs
of energy surrounded the class.  They started groaning and moaning in
even more pain with the heat that she was giving them.

     "So, this is the brilliant Lisa Starr that I've heard so much
about,"  Sailor Jade drawled.

     "What do you want?"  Lisa cried out in fear.

     "Oh, just your pitious little life,"  Sailor Jade said, turning her
cold eyes on Lisa.  "You co-operate, and I'll make your death as easy as
possible."

     "Like I would!"  Lisa gave Sailor Jade a kick in the face.  She
screamed, and fell back.  Two thugs grabbed Lisa from behind, and she
started to struggle.

     "Take her to one of the practice rooms and lock her in.  Keep her
there until I decide what to do with her,"  Sailor Jade snarled, touching
the bruised section of her face.

     "What should we do with the rest of the wimps?"  one of the thugs
asked.

     Sailor Jade gave a wave with her hand.  "You can beat up the guys,
and rape the girls.  I don't care."  With that, Sailor Jade disappeared.

     Lisa struggled with all her might as the two thugs dragged her into
the practice room.  "Let me go!"  They didn't stop, and they threw her to
the ground, and shut the door, locking it behind her.  Lisa couldn't bear
to stand up and look out to see what was going on with the rest of her
classmates.  All she heard were yells and screams, all of which tormented
her to no end.

     "My classmates are going to die, all because they want me dead,"
Lisa said to herself.  "Why do I always cause people pain?"  Lisa let her
head and shoulders sag, tears racking her body.  Lisa felt something jump
onto her lap, and Lisa gasped.  It was Luna, Serena's cat, in the flesh!

     "Luna?"  Lisa asked in awe.

     "Yes, it's me, Lisa.  I've come to fulfill your destiny,"  Luna
replied.  She did a dainty flip, and a green and gold transformation star
wand landed on Lisa's lap.

     "The Jupiter Star Transformation Wand,"  Lisa said slowly.  "Why are
you giving me this?"

     "Because it is your destiny to be the sailor of the Planet Jupiter.
Protector of Faithfulness to the Moon Princess, you are Sailor Jupiter!"
Luna looked at Lisa with wide eyes.  "You cannot use this wand at the
moment, until it starts to glow.  It is a signal that your energy is at
its peak.  Only then will you be able to transform into Sailor Jupiter
for the first time.  After that, the power is yours at your command."

     "Sailor Jupiter..."  Lisa whispered.  "This is too weird."

     "I admit it is alot to absorb, but you've got to believe in it, and
believe in yourself."

     "Believe in myself..."  Lisa looked out the window of the practice
room.  She could only see a wall of thugs in front of her, but she knew
that the rest of the class, including Mr. Newman, were in great danger.
She turned to Luna.  "I have to get out of here, and save the rest of
them.  Believe it or not, some of them are my friends, and I can't let
them suffer."

     "You've got to understand that you can't transform into Sailor
Jupiter at the moment.  It's too dangerous!"  Luna warned.  "Sailor Jade
can still kill you in your fragile state, and the powers of Jupiter would
be lost forever!"

     "Luna, you don't understand!  Those people out there are helpless.
I'm not going to stand by and watch them..."  Lisa couldn't finish her
sentence, choking back on an emotional sob.

     Luna nodded.  "I get what you're trying to tell me.  You definitely
have the faithful heart of Jupiter, Lisa.  I'll be with you when you help
them.  I've sent for Artemis to go look for your sister, Sailor Venus.
They'll be here to assist you."

     Lisa was taken aback.  'My sister, Sarah, Sailor Venus?  Wow!'
However, she got herself together and nodded.  "I hope they come soon."
A surge of energy rushed at her as Lisa turned to the door.  Closing her
eyes, Lisa lashed out a leg and smashed the door down in an effective
kick which crushed two of the thugs that stood by there, guarding it.
The other thugs, about 5 or 6 of them, were stunned.

     "Take this, you slimy flounders!"  Lisa leapt into the air,
energized by the power of Jupiter, and landed a leg right on one of the
guy's heads.  He went down quickly.  Another leapt at her, but she thrust
a fist into the guy's stomach, and, screaming, he went flying into a pile
of chairs.

     Luna dashed upwards and started scratching at another thug's face.
He screamed, and soon, was left in a bloody heap.  Luna could be very
vicious when she wanted to be.

     The two thugs remaining raised their weapons.  Lisa was stunned for
a second.

     Thug #1 laughed, cocking his gun.  "You know you can't stop these,
baby."

     "Why don't you settle down, and we'll have a good time, won't we?"
Thug #2 laughed.  He was a major pervert.

     That phrase angered her.  "Idiot!"  Doing an effective roundhouse,
she knocked the weapons out of their hands.  Lisa grabbed the heads of
the two thugs and smashed them together.  Groaning, they fell to the
ground, unconscious.  Lisa took several breaths before heading into the
other practice rooms, where the girls were being attacked by the
rubber-handed gunmen.  Quickly, she bashed opened the doors, beat up the
soldiers, and released the girls, who were weak and crying, their clothes
torn, their hair in a big mess.

     Amy-Lynne sagged against Lisa's body.  "You saved me..."

     Lisa smiled gently and set her down safely against a wall.  "You'll
be safe, I promise..."  She turned to look for the guys.  "Where are they?"

     "I saw them drag the guys into the music office,"  Lee-Ann Wilfred
replied, pushing her reddish hair out of her eyes.  "I don't think it's a
good idea to..."

     Before Lee-Ann could finish, Lisa dashed right into the music
office, yanked the door open, and a few seconds later, 10 or 20 thugs
went sailing out the door and splatting themselves onto the ground.  The
guys ran out quickly, breathing heavily.  Some of them looked as if they
were in a huge catfight for hours, but luckily, no one was hurt.  I guess
the guys managed to take care of themselves okay.

     "Where did you learn to kick butt like that?"  Josh Watson, an alto
sax player, asked Lisa, who was pausing for a breath.

     "It teaches you not to get on my bad side,"  was Lisa's quick
answer.  She turned to the girls.  "All of you, bring Mr. Newman and
leave the school until I deal with Sailor Jade, here."

     "How can you possibly do that?  You're strong, we know, but Sailor
Jade's got magic power,"  Shawna protested.

     "We can't leave you here,"  Rob stated firmly.  "We're a class.  We
stick together."

     "You don't know what you're getting yourselves..."  Before Lisa
could finish, there was a flash of light underneath her, blasting
everyone else back.  The class, except for Lisa, landed hard on the
ground.  Lisa was being tied up by some vines that rose from the ground.
A brownish female monster also rose, a few feet away from Lisa.

     Sailor Jade appeared, laughing.

     "Lisa!"  Amy-Lynne cried out.

     "What are you laughing at?"  Lisa yelled at Sailor Jade.

     "You actually think that you can escape?  Fat chance!"  Sailor Jade
motioned a hand, and a huge iron chain appeared, magically wrapping
itself around the rest of the class, including an unconscious Mr.
Newman.  They were bound tight.  There was no way they could escape.
Another wave of the hand had the thugs up and ready again, their weapons
cocked at the tied-up group.

     "Good work, Naturos,"  Sailor Jade commended.  "Now, I'll have the
pleasure of finishing you off.  You would've been a worthy opponent."
She gestured to one of the thugs.  "Get all of the doors locked.  I want
to make sure no one would be able to get in while I annhilate this little
pest."

     "Sure, mistress."  THe thug closest to the Music Room door had it
locked tight.

     Sailor Jade turned back to Lisa.  A silver dagger appeared in her
hand.  She grinned evilly.  "It's time to greet God, you little snoop."
With a yell, Sailor Jade tossed the dagger forward, aimed right for
Lisa's heart.

     "No!"  Luna leapt across the air, in the path of the dagger.  Using
her agile paws, she grabbed it and did a magnificent backflip, landing
gracefully.  The dagger was between her teeth.

     "You ugly little feline!"  Sailor Jade tried blasting at Luna, who
was sticking her tongue out at her, but Luna managed to get away.

     "Luna?  From Sailor Moon?"  Amy-Lynne wondered out loud.

     "This is getting too weird!"  John Kudrow commented.  "Now how are
we going to get out of here?"

     There was a shimmer of light near the piano in the Music Room.  Lisa
turned her head to see her younger sister, Sarah, appear beside it, with
Artemis on the top of the piano.

     "Sarah!"  Lisa exclaimed.

     "We're here to help you!"  Sarah said.  She extended her henshin
wand forward, and many gold stars came twirling at Naturos.  She was
blinded by their light and was bashed into a corner.  The stars also
freed Lisa from her vines, and the class from their chains.

     Sailor Jade was furious.  "Thugs, get going!  Kill them, kill them all!"

     "Right!"  The thugs formed a long wall in front of the class, who
formed another wall.  It looked like a huge showdown of some type.

     "You're going to pay for trying to kill us, Sailor Jade!"  Lisa yelled.

     "And for trying to beat us up!"  John added.

     "And for trying to rape us, you slimy perverts!"  Tammy Morris shouted.

     The thugs silently raised their weapons.

     "Uh-oh,"  Cory said with a gulp.  "Duck!"

     A huge volley of fire ensued.  The class ducked quickly, and it
ended up bashing the walls instead.

     "We need to stop those guys,"  Sarah said firmly.  "Lisa and I will
handle Sailor Jade and Naturos.  THe rest of you, find a way to get past
those thugs and get Mr. Newman out of here.  Understand?  Don't worry
about us; we'll be fine."

     The class looked at each other reluctantly, but agreed.  When the
volley of fire stopped, they ran to grab their instruments, in hopes that
they'll be some help.

     Lisa and Sarah stood tall and firm.  Lisa noticed that her henshin
wand was glowing, meaning that it was time for the sailor scouts.

     "Ready?"  Lisa asked Sarah.  Sarah nodded.

     "Jupiter Star Power!"  Her fingernails green, Lisa quickly wielded
many lightning strands, which wrapped around her to form her uniform.
She posed behind a purple background with green four emitting lightning
bolts.

     "Venus Star Power!"  Sarah's fingernails turned orange, and with a
ribbon of stars, transformed into Sailor Venus, posing behind her symbol
and a royal-blue background.

     The room was thrown into a chaos.  The clarinet section was busy
smashing the thugs over the head with their instruments.  The trombone
players took a position, sandwiching a thug with a gun.

     Shawn smiled at Don.  "Let's play for him, shall we?"

     The thug was confused.  "What the heck..."

     "Now!"  Shawn and Don stuck out their trombone slides, one hitting
the guy in the butt, the other in the crotch.  The thug let out a squeal
in pain, and slumped to the ground.

     "Take this!"  Ryan Harmon grabbed his tuba and stuck the bell of it
into one guy's head.  He then shoved him across the room, where he
collapsed under a pile of chairs which fell on him.

     Shawna and Amy-Lynne were stuck between a ring of thugs.  Looking at
each other, they smiled.  Putting their instruments to their lips, they
played a high B flat, the highest note the flute can produce, at their
loudest, creating a horrible shriek.  The thugs were at their knees,
crying in pain, and the two girls hightailed it out of there, ready to
call the police.

     Crash, smash!  More thugs came down as the clarinet, alto, tenor and
baritone saxes smashed their instruments downward.  They were the next to
run.  Cory grabbed the timpani drums and sent them rolling, bringing down
10 more thugs in the process.  Rob was having fun smashing the guy's
heads and ears with the cymbals.  They were the last to leave the room.

     "Give up, Naturos, Sailor Jade, your thugs are down, now!"  Sailor
Venus yelled, tossing her black hair over her shoulder.

     "Oh, really?"  Naturos and Sailor Jade sent many blasts of energy at
the two sailor scouts.

     "These guys are beginning to annoy me!"  Sailor Venus raised her
index finger to the sky.  "Venus Crescent Beam....Smash!"  A massive beam
of gold energy ricocheted off the gong, off a mirror and into Sailor
Jade's crotch.  Screaming, she fell to the ground.

     Sailor Jupiter crossed her arms to form an X.  "In the name of
Jupiter, I call upon the forces of nature to banish this vine queen!"  An
antenna raised itself into the air, where a bolt of lightning struck it.
"Jupiter Thunder....Crash!"

     A blast of lightning electrified Naturos, who started screaming in pain.

     "Venus Crescent Beam Smash!"  The same gold beam struck Naturos'
head, sending hair and brains onto the floor, melting into a black ooze.
The lightning disentigrated the rest of Naturos' body.

     Sailor Jupiter turned to Sailor Jade, who was holding her crotch in
pain.  "So, it's your turn!"

     "Maybe some other time.  I'll be back!"  With that, Sailor Jade
disappeared.

     Sailor Venus wiped her brow.  "That was exhausting!"

     Artemis and Luna approached them both.

     "You were marvelous, girls,"  Luna praised.  "You will be
magnificent sailor scouts for the future."

     "We're glad to serve you, Luna,"  Sailor Venus said seriously.

     "And the Moon Princess,"  Sailor Jupiter added with a smile.

     "Now, we need 3 more scouts, before our team is complete.  Their
energy potentials are growing, so they will be revealing themselves
soon,"  Luna said.

     "We need to be there to protect them,"  Artemis added.  "They're
important, just as you guys are."

     "Now, what are we going to do with these guys?"  Sailor Jupiter
asked Sailor Venus.

     Sailor Venus smiled.  "Let's get them tied up, now shall we?"  She
raised her arms into the air and brought them down hard, sending a blast
of energy upward, lifting her hair as well.  A gold chain of hearts
appeared.  "Venus Love Chain...Encircle!"  Sailor Venus sent her chain
lashing outwards, and it wrapped around half of the thugs who didn't escape.

     "Not so fast!"  Sailor Jupiter yelled at the remaining thugs.  There
was a point of lightning on her finger, and she drew a net.  "Jupiter
Lightning Net Tangle!"  She tossed the lightning net forward, and it
caught the rest of them.  Sailor Jupiter tugged hard to close the net and
leave them hanging on a hook above her.

     "That should keep them from getting away for awhile,"  Sailor Venus
said with a laugh.

     There was someone knocking on the door.  The two sailors gasped.

     One of the policemen managed to kick the door open.  They swarmed in
like an invading army, and found the thugs tied up.  However, the sailor
scouts had already left.

     "Funny, I thought I saw two girls in miniskirts in that room,"  one
policemen said to another.

     "Don't be silly.  You've been reading too many Playboy magazines.
Let's round these hoolagans up."  With that, the policemen towed the
protesting thugs away.

     After the policemen had left with the thugs, Sailor Jupiter and
Sailor Venus returned.  The music room was a mess.  The two girls looked
at each other and raised their henshin wands.  A flash of orange and
green light filled the room.

     The class and Mr. Newman returned, to find Lisa sitting serenely on
the one of the chairs, holding her flute in her hands.  They were
surprised to see the room so clean and neat.  The instruments of the
others were undamaged and were left where they should be.

     "Hi, you guys!  Thought when you were going to get here,"  Lisa teased.

     Mr. Newman shrugged.  "We were wondering where you've been, Lisa."
He looked at the class.  "Do you guys know anything of what happened?  I
was out most of the time."

     Lisa looked pleadingly at the class, who knew who she really was.
Amy-Lynne cleared her throat.

     "Lisa was with us the whole time, but she went back to check if
those guys were gone, so that's why she's here,"  Amy-Lynne said
quickly.  "Right, guys?"

     THe group nodded.  "Right."

     Mr. Newman shook his head.  "Maybe I'll never know.  Well, anyway,
the class was supposed to be finished, but I want to hear your playing
tests.  After you finish, you can leave."  He smiled at Lisa.  "Why don't
you play first?"

     Lisa gulped.  "Yeah, okay.  What piece do you want me to play?"

     "Hmmmmm....how about Chesapeake?"  Mr. Newman asked.  "Start from
where you come in as the melody."

     Lisa took a deep breath.  "Okay, here goes nothing."  She raised her
flute to her lips, and played her first note, which was a low C.  She was
surprised to see it come out so perfectly.  Gaining confidence, Lisa
continued onward, being careful of breathing and phrasing.  The class was
stunned.  This wasn't the Lisa they knew.

     Mr. Newman was so entranced by her playing that he let her play the
whole piece.  Lisa was completely out of breath when she finished.

     The class was silent.

     "Great playing, Lisa!"  Thomas called from his position in the
second row.  The class applauded, Lisa blushing at the show of support
and respect.

     "Lisa, that was beautifully played.  You get a 9 out of 10,"  Mr.
Newman said with a smile.

     "Thanks.  Look, I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday.  I
was out of line,"  Lisa said slowly, keeping her head down.

     "Hey, it's okay, Lisa.  We understand,"  Rob replied.

     "Besides, we've been awfully mean, too,"  Cory added.  "I hope
you'll accept our apology as well."

     Lisa smiled softly.  "Sure.  I don't hold grudges, anyway."

     "So, let's get going and put this whole matter behind us.  It looks
like that incident with the gang brought us closer together, as a
class,"  Mr. Newman stated.  He looked at Lisa.  "Go home and get some
rest.  You look beat."

     Lisa sighed.  He was right.  She really was tired.  Saying a quick
goodbye, she left the classroom.

    'Wow, things sure turn around fast,' Lisa thought, surprised.  'Back
there, I really had control of the music, like I do when I play
piano.'(Something I forgot to mention, Lisa Starr is a Grade 10 pianist,
which was the instrument she was good with in the first place.)  'I guess
it takes a little care and determination to get things done right.' Lisa
smiled to herself.  'It sure worked for me.  It sure did.'